'Walking Dead' Finale Faces Off Against 'Game of Thrones' Opener on 3/31. Who Wins?

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• 'Walking Dead' Finale Faces Off Against 'Game of Thrones' Opener on 3/31. Who Wins?
• Latest Samsung Smartphone Adds Health Functions
• China's new leadership faces myriad challenges
• Philadelphia Catholic Church Lifts Ban On Females Playing Football
• Six killed in bar shooting in Mexican resort of Cancun
• World Digest: Attack on Iraqi Justice Ministry; Burma’s Suu Kyi faces anger over mine project
• Six killed in bar shooting in Mexican resort of Cancun
• Tired of Office Drama? Here's One Simple Way To Make It Stop
• Honduras complains about "threatening" El Salvador, Nicaragua boats
• Honduras complains about "threatening" El Salvador, Nicaragua boats
• China picks Li Keqiang as new premier
• Mexico's telecom reform clears first hurdle in Congress
• China's new leaders face myriad challenges
• Boeing: Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks
• Mexico's telecom reform clears first hurdle in Congress
• First Impressions of Samsung Galaxy S4
• China Approves New Premier
• Google's Schmidt to Visit Myanmar
• Arrests in Zimbabwe Dim Referendum Hopes
• Questions on Cuban Snails? Take a Peek in Mr. Cueto's Hall

'Walking Dead' Finale Faces Off Against 'Game of Thrones' Opener on 3/31. Who Wins? Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:44 PM PDT Bad news, genre fans. In an epic clash of bad timing, the season finale of The Walking Dead's third season finale is thirsting for our brains on March 31 at 9 pm…the very hour Game of Thrones' third season opener will have half of Westeros taking revenge against the other half. What's a loyal viewer of both to do?

Latest Samsung Smartphone Adds Health Functions Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:46 PM PDT Earlier today, Samsung released the latest model of their Galaxy smartphone the S 4. The previous model – the S 3 – remains the largest selling Android-based smartphone with over 40 million units sold.

China's new leadership faces myriad challenges Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:38 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the new leaders to confront uneven economic growth, unbridled corruption and a severely befouled environment that are stirring public discontent.

Philadelphia Catholic Church Lifts Ban On Females Playing Football Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:00 PM PDT The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced this afternoon that it overturned a ban on females playing Catholic Youth Organization full contact sports. Specifically, effective this upcoming 2013 Fall season, the Archdiocese will allow for co-ed participation in CYO football.

Six killed in bar shooting in Mexican resort of Cancun Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:57 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two men armed with a machine gun and a handgun opened fire in a bar on the outskirts of the Mexican tourist resort of Cancun on Thursday, killing six people and wounding five, the office of the state's attorney general said. Cancun, a major tourist destination on Mexico's Caribbean coast, has largely escaped the drug-related violence that has racked Acapulco, a faded tourist hot spot on the Pacific coast. Last month, six Spanish women were raped by hooded gunmen who forced their way into the Acapulco beach house the women had rented. ...

World Digest: Attack on Iraqi Justice Ministry; Burma’s Suu Kyi faces anger over mine project Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:15 PM PDT Attackers unleashed a carefully planned assault with car bombs and gunmen disguised as police on the Iraqi Justice Ministry on Thursday, killing at least 24 people as hundreds of others crouched terrified in their offices. Read full article >>

Six killed in bar shooting in Mexican resort of Cancun Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:57 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two men armed with a machine gun and a handgun opened fire in a bar on the outskirts of the Mexican tourist resort of Cancun on Thursday, killing six people and wounding five, the office of the state's attorney general said.

Tired of Office Drama? Here's One Simple Way To Make It Stop Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:47 PM PDT Yesterday I realized that all of my best relationships - professional personal, familial - have one thing in common. In every one, the other person and I consistently assume that each other's intentions are positive.

Honduras complains about "threatening" El Salvador, Nicaragua boats Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:23 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Thursday said he had complained to El Salvador and Nicaragua about the presence of "threatening" boats in a shared gulf that gives the nations access to the Pacific Ocean. In a statement posted on the president's official website, Lobo said armed boats from Nicaragua and El Salvador in the Gulf of Fonseca had shown a "threatening posture" toward the Honduran Navy, but he did not offer more details. ...

Honduras complains about "threatening" El Salvador, Nicaragua boats Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:23 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Thursday said he had complained to El Salvador and Nicaragua about the presence of "threatening" boats in a shared gulf that gives the nations access to the Pacific Ocean.

China picks Li Keqiang as new premier Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:47 PM PDT By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - China's legislature elected Li Keqiang as premier on Friday, installing an English-speaking bureaucrat as the man in charge of the economy, the world's second-largest, and its aim of reviving growth through consumer-led expansion. The largely rubber-stamp National People's Congress, as expected, chose Li, 57, to replace Wen Jiabao. Nearly 3,000 delegates gathered in Beijing's Great Hall of the People to vote on Li's appointment, putting the final stamp of approval on a generational transition of power. ...

Mexico's telecom reform clears first hurdle in Congress Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:06 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A major reform bill to increase competition in Mexico's phone and television markets on Thursday cleared its first hurdle when it was approved by a committee in the lower house of Congress with no changes. The reform, which aims to curb the dominance of Carlos Slim's America Movil and broadcaster Televisa, is expected to be presented to the floor of Mexico's lower house for a vote next week. America Movil controls about 70 percent of Mexico's mobile phone market and about 80 percent of its fixed lines. Televisa has about 60 percent of the country's broadcasting market. ...

China's new leaders face myriad challenges Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:16 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the new leaders to confront uneven economic growth, unbridled corruption and a severely befouled environment that are stirring public discontent.

Boeing: Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:41 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Boeing said Friday it sees commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets resuming "within weeks" even though it has not pinpointed the cause of battery overheating.

Mexico's telecom reform clears first hurdle in Congress Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:06 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A major reform bill to increase competition in Mexico's phone and television markets on Thursday cleared its first hurdle when it was approved by a committee in the lower house of Congress with no changes.

First Impressions of Samsung Galaxy S4 Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:08 PM PDT After sitting through the glitziest product introduction I've ever been to followed by a few minutes of hands-on with the Galaxy S4, I came away impressed but not blown away.

China Approves New Premier Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:34 PM PDT China's National People's Congress on Friday approved Li Keqiang as premier, succeeding Wen Jiabao as the main manager of the economy and daily domestic governance.

Google's Schmidt to Visit Myanmar Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:26 PM PDT Google Chairman Eric Schmidt heads to Myanmar next week, a sign of the Southeast Asian country's appeal to top U.S. technology companies as it emerges from decades of secrecy and crippling western sanctions.

Arrests in Zimbabwe Dim Referendum Hopes Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:13 PM PDT A crackdown on activists in Zimbabwe ahead of a national constitutional referendum on Saturday, despite appeals for calm from President Robert Mugabe, has dimmed hopes for a fresh start for the country's democracy.

Questions on Cuban Snails? Take a Peek in Mr. Cueto's Hall Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:32 PM PDT The Havana émigré has built a one-man Smithsonian to his homeland in a Washington apartment.

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